Jane Austen 's novel adapted by Thea Holme as a serial play for broadcasting in nine instalments
9—' Fanny Comes Home '
Cast in order of speaking:
Produced by Mary Hope Allen
Fanny and William arrive at the Prices' house, and are greeted with the news that William's ship has moved out of harbour and he must go abroad forthwith. Fanny is welcomed by her mother, and the first intimation of what life is like in the Price household dawns on her.
After four weeks of noise and squa]or, the unexpected arrival of Henry Crawford is a welcome relief. Accompanied by her sister Susan and their farher-mercifully sober-Fanny walks on the ramparts with Henry. He is concerned at her appearance, and urges her to return to Mansfield Park. Soon after his visit she learns with dismay that she is to remain an extra month at Portsmouth; her only consolation is in her growing fondness for Susan. Some weeks later, horrified by the news of Maria's flight with Henry Crawford, Fanny experiences unbounded relief when Edmund arrives to take her home.